Video content marketing involves using video in various forms to promote brands, products, and services. It has been empowered by increased bandwidth and video consumption. Videos can be used for advertising by buying ad space or posting on platforms like YouTube. There are many types of video marketing including brand films, educational videos, explainer videos, testimonials, 360 videos, email videos, animated videos, and product videos. Research shows that video outperforms other content, increases the chances of front page Google results, and the human brain processes visuals much faster than text. As video traffic continues to grow significantly, it will dominate future marketing strategies.
2. What is Video Content
Marketing?
Video marketing can be defined
as all uses of video contents to
promote a brand, product or
service.Video marketing can take
many different forms. It has been
empowered by the increase in
bandwidth and video
consumption.
Videos can be used for
advertising purposes by buying
ad spaces (in-stream video, in-
banner video, etc.) or by simply
posting a video on a video
platform (e.g., YouTube) and
looking for viral dissemination.
4. Why should you indulge in
video content marketing?
1. Adding a video can increase the chance of a front page Google result by 53
times.
2. Recent research shows that 71% of marketers claim videos outperform any
other marketing content.
3. The humane and emotional factor leaves a lasting impression as compared to
heavy content.
4. No one has time to read through long articles - but make the video fun and
short and your audience will grow exponentially.
5. Product page demos resulted in 30% rise in sales.
6. The human brain processes visuals 60,000 times faster than text according to
HubSpot.
7. Videos are usually presented as stories, and stories are 22x more memorable
than facts.
7. Brand Film
The purpose of brand films is to acquaint
your audience with your values, visions and
ultimately the core of your brand. You can
get your brand across using visuals, sounds
and storytelling in a way that would be
impossible through any other medium.
8. Educational Videos
A lot of target audience is out there searching
for new info – that’s where educational videos
come in. Educational videos offer real value to
your audience that they can apply to their
everyday lives.
Example: Ted Talk videos.
9. It begins as a way to show a customer how to do something more efficiently. These videos are great
not only for establishing expertness and authority in a vertical, but for capturing the all-important “how
to”- and “hack”-themed queries in the search results. Example: Make Up Tutorials, Phone hacks etc.
Explainer Videos
10. TestimonialsNearly every content strategy includes success stories from customers and clients, and this is
another area where video can really make those messages shine. Video testimonials don’t just tell
a great story, they enable customers to tell those stories themselves, in their own voices. This
creates a much more powerful resource for both marketing and sales purposes.
11. 360 degree video
Another novel concept – 360° videos are a stunning and captivating way for publishers and
content creators to share immersive stories, places and experiences with their viewers.
Examples: Behind-The Scenes, event sneak peaks, product features, travelogues.
12. Email Video
This nurturing is often done through email
marketing, using contact information you
obtained earlier to send users targeted
content.What better content to send than a
video to catch the attention of your users?
Give them a dose of surprise and differentiate
yourself by using a video at this stage.
Example: Video Resumes, product videos etc.
13. Animated
Videos
Animated videos are perfect for companies
that have complex products and services that
can be difficult to explain, which is why the
most popular types of animated video are
landing page explainer videos. Whiteboard
animations are an extremely affordable and
popular type of explainer video that’s currently
trending.
14. Product Videos
Product reviews are a staple in the world of
corporate video, but they are so for a reason.
Because they’re effective. Nothing helps
more than showing how your product or
service works in practice to convince your
viewers of its benefits.
15. Facts:
• Ooyala has claimed a tenth of all video plays happen on mobiles and tablets, and
it's an increasingly important segment, with mobile phones holding 41% more
share of video consumption at the end of June 2013 than at the start of that year.
• By 2017, video will account for 69% of all consumer internet traffic, according to
Cisco.
• Nielsen claims 64% of marketers expect video to dominate their strategies in the
near future.
• YouTube receives more than one billion unique visitors every month – that's more
than any other channel.